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Saudi Arabia invests $1B in Yemen’s central bank

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s internationally recognized government Tuesday in a bid to bolster the country’s ailing economy, state media said. In a brief statement, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the $1 billion deposited into the Aden-based central bank will help the …

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Former Mexican security chief convicted of drug trafficking in US

[ad_1] A former Mexican presidential cabinet member was convicted in the U.S. on Tuesday of taking massive bribes to protect the violent drug cartels he was tasked with combating. Under tight security, an anonymous New York federal court jury deliberated three days before reaching a verdict in the drug trafficking …

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North Macedonian government plagued by wave of emailed bomb hoaxes

[ad_1] North Macedonia’s government on Tuesday vowed to improve its online security in response to a spate of emailed bomb hoaxes that have caused widespread disruption since mid-October. Officials have described the threats as an act of terrorism, suggesting a possible link to the NATO member’s pro-Ukrainian stance. Police on …

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3 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali roadside bombing

[ad_1] Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and several others severely wounded by a roadside bomb in central Mali on Tuesday, according to the U.N. The bomb struck a supply convoy near the village of Songobia, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali said in a statement. “I …

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Putin issues nuclear warning to US, threatens to resume weapons tests

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a stark warning Tuesday that he would be suspending his nation’s participation in a nuclear arms treaty, threatening to resume testing of nuclear weapons. Putin made his speech almost exactly a year after the invasion of Ukraine began, accusing the “elites of the West” …

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